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  • suffix Forms adjectives indicating duration when suffixed to nouns of duration

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  • The nearly 2-meter (6.5-foot) -long robots are programmed to drift 1,000 yards (meters) for 10 days, then fall 1.5 miles (2-kilometers) into the ocean to collect data before ascending to the surface and transmitting information to satellites.

    Navies to float science robots in pirate waters 2011

  • The nearly 2-meter (6.5-foot) -long robots are programmed to drift 1,000 yards (meters) for 10 days, then fall 1.5 miles (2-kilometers) into the ocean to collect data before ascending to the surface and transmitting information to satellites.

    Navies to float science robots in pirate waters 2011

  • The nearly 2-meter (6.5-foot) -long robots are programmed to drift 1,000 yards (meters) for 10 days, then fall 1.5 miles (2-kilometers) into the ocean to collect data before ascending to the surface and transmitting information to satellites.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Print Big fossil croc may have competed with giant snake The ancient environment seems to have been dominated by reptiles The fossilised remains of 6m 20ft -long extinct crocodile relatives have been discovered in a mine in Colombia.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Crews in dinghies were touching the hull with their hands, near the site of the 160-foot 50-meter -long gash where water flooded in and caused the ship to fall on its side.

    unknown title 2012

  • Thieves look particularly hard for "remy hair"-long strands with the cuticle layer undamaged.

    Gizmodo Sam Biddle 2011

  • The coast guard says the vessel is about 26-feet 8-meters -long and marked with Korean characters.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • The 94-foot (29-meter) -long, 23-foot (7-meter) -wide vessel was equipped to carry 30 passengers, including 20 people in its 10 cabins.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje said he and other officials discovered the 230-foot 70-meter -long fissure on a mountain slope above Kingking village during an aerial survey.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The 94-foot (29-meter) -long, 23-foot (7-meter) -wide vessel was equipped to carry 30 passengers, including 20 people in its 10 cabins.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

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